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<p>Gas prices stayed low in October but rose as November arrived  (Andrew Matthews/PA)</p>
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Gas prices spike higher as winter draws in

Prices up over 60% last week compared with the start of October, but lower year-on-year and are off highs for 2022

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Affordable rent retail landlord NewRiver welcomes business rate relief

Help in on the way in April with a ‘challenging’ year ahead as the UK braces for recession

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London property slowdown could help capital get better GP surgeries

CEO of £3 billion healthcare real estate investment trust Assura sees an opportunity into the recession

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Nationwide hikes provision for bad loans as homeowners feel the pinch

Senior execs at the UK’s biggest building society expect base UK rates to peak around 4%

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Drop in London property valuations hits Great Portland Estates

Major landlord in the City and the West End reports £87 million loss but stays confident on the capital’s prospects

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London house price growth left behind by home counties

Research from Saxo shows house prices in the stockbroker belt are rising faster than inside London

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Prospect of $1 billion in revenue sends 4Imprint to FTSE 250’s peak

Revenue landmark ahead for Holborn firm that will put your logo on a pen for under 20 pence

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Wizz Air losses take off as strong dollar hits budget airline

Demand remains strong but summer getaway fails to offset earlier disruption

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Federal Reserve back in market spotlight as 0.75% rate hike looms

Speculation grows on when US central bank might adopt smaller rate rises, while Bank of England could move up a gear

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Gas prices add to falls on Halloween, easing cost of living scare

Wholesale natural gas prices fell by over a third during October, helped by the mild autumn weather

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Government clears way for Czech investor to build stake in Royal Mail

Vesa Equity, owned by Czech billionaire and West Ham investor Daniel Křetínský , has links with Russia

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Sunak must balance the books and restore confidence in the UK economy

Britain’s new prime minister needs to be fiscally conservative, provide targeted support for the very poorest, and implement radical supply side reforms.

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Pound dips after UK economic downturn worsens with output drop

The manufacturing sector saw a net loss in jobs numbers for the first time in almost two years

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Bank of England fines MS Amlin Underwriting almost £10 million

Watchdog says size of fine reflects length of time taken at the firm to address its concerns

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City traders retreat to Bitcoin as ‘safe haven’ after sterling crash

The UK is the only major Western European country that grew its cryptocurrency market over the past year

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Investors pull money from funds as stocks and bonds fall in tandem

Some of the biggest names in the City have issued updates on trading after the recent bout of market turbulence

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Bellway warns of a potentially shrinking market after mini-Budget woes

CEO tells The Standard the min-Budget is “pretty much 100%” to blame for drop off in housing market demand

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Signs of a jobs market slowdown follow record income at recruiter Hays

Activity ‘reduced modestly’ since the end of the September, with recruiters under scrutiny for signs of faltering economy